Resolved Exchange help

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Hello,

Over the weekend I've installed and configured exchange and I am stuck at a point where I can't send out emails externally or receive emails from external addresses.

Here's what I've setup:

1. I have a registered domain name with GoDaddy.com
2. Because my AD domain name is different from that of GoDaddy.com, I went into recipient policy and modified the default policy to add the new smtp domain name I use with GoDaddy and enabled it. Then I did apply this policy now.
3. Went to recipient update services and did the update now.
4. I went to protocols-smtp-default smtp virtual server and added the external DNS addresses.
5. I also created an smtp connector mail.mydomainname.com
6. On the GoDaddy side of things:
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A record: mail.mydomainname.com my external static IP address
MX record: domainname.com mail.domainname.com

7. I also made sure to port forward the smtp on my router to the exchange server. Of course my exchange server has the static IP address and it is also running in ESXi....

if I do a delete with NDR from the queue I get " This message was rejected due to the current administrative policy by the destination server."

When I goggled it I would get something like the smtp port is being blocked.

If I send an email from gmail, it bounces back with a DNS error.

I've spent maybe two days on this and still can't get it to work. Hopefully someone can help me with this.


Thank you.

 

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Couple of things.

First up, are you running this from a home IP address (i.e. a broadband ISP)? If you are, you may be being blacklisted - check some of the well-known RBLs to be sure

Secondly, to troubleshoot, can you telnet to port 25 on the IP address you're hosting mail from the outside world? That'll be the first port of call for troubleshooting inbound mail - if you can, try sending a test mail using EHLO - check this out for useful info (apologies if any of this is teaching you how to suck eggs!)

 

Thanks for getting back so quick... so I realized that I can't telnet through smtp on my exchange server... I did "telnet mail.certforums.co.uk 25" and got could not open connection to host on port 25: connect failed.

I also did an nslookup:
non-authoritive answer:
mydomain.com MX preference = 10, mail exchanger = mail.mydomain.com

 

Apart from what those guys have said, also:

Bear inmind that for DNS records to be updated this can sometimes take upto 4days depending on the TTL.

What exactly are the error messages?

Are you sending straight via DNS or are you going via a Smart Host?

Can you connect to you exchange using OWA?

Have you got an inbound rule from your Router/Firewall allowing inbound SMTP traffic?

Check here for blacklists

 

yes I can browse the web

Yes I can telnet from the server to itself by doing telnet 127.0.0.1 25

Thanks.

 

Good point - could be the Windows Firewall on the Exchange server maybe?

 

Well the error messages are: " message was rejected due to the current administrative policy by the destination server. Please retry at a later time."

Yes I can connect to OWA.

I did create a port forward rule for smtp, check the screenshot please.

I did the blacklist check on my external IP and got everything OK except for CSMA, NOMOREFUNN, ORVEDB, RANGERSBL, RRBL.... I get a timeout....

I am using a smart host which is my GoDaddy account... mail.mydomainname.com. I also tried with DNS and that didn't work.

 

Are you using Exchange 2003 or Exchange 2007?

 

Yes I can telnet to exchange on port 25 from another computer on lan that is not a vm...

 

It's exchange server 2003.

 

I think Sparky is right, the Reciepent Address policy should take care of the multiple domains mate.

 

I took out the DNS IP's restarted the Virtual SMTP server and that didn't work. I did the update recipient service and policy as well... then I rebooted the computer and still sits in the queue....

 

I am using smarthost, it's mail.mydomainname.com